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"RON, RON!"
mrs. weasley screeches, "og, for goodness sake!" she was pushing passed everyone and up to the window where ron was poking out, holding his hands out. she had scabbers in her hands who ron had obviously forgotten.
she pushes the rat into his hands, ron waves awkwardly as the train moves further away, "don't lose him!" she waves her finger aggressively.
you, ron, harry and hermione all walk down the hall in search for a cart.
"you blew up your aunt?!" you wheeze hysterically, harry sighs out.
"shush. i didn't mean to blow her up. i just.. i lost control"
"brilliant" ron chuckles in amazement.
"honestly, you two, it's not funny. harry was lucky not to be expelled" hermione scolds.
"i think i was lucky not to be arrested, actually.."
"i still think it was brilliant" ron grins, "definitely" you nod.
you all glance into a cart, it was empty except for one other person.he had messy brown hair and was covering his face with a large cloak, he seemed to be asleep.
hermione slides the door open, "come on. everywhere else is full"
you all squeeze inside, it was a little more cramped with you stuck between ron and hermione, both you and hermione had himiko's and crookshanks' weaved cages sitting on your laps.
harry was sat on the other side with the unknown man.
you had nothing with you other than himiko's cage, while harry and ron had small bags.
"who do you think that is?" ron asks.
"professor r.j. lupin" hermione says, glancing up slightly.
"do you know everything? how is it she knows everything?"
you shrug.
"it's on his suitcase, ronald" hermione sighs, pointing up.
you look up.
"oh" ron purses his lips awkwardly.
"do you think he's really asleep?" harry asks, looking over to the professor.
"seems to be. why?"
"i gotta tell you something" he sits up, sliding the door closed.
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OUTSIDE WAS NOW COLD AND RAINY, A THICK MIST HOVERING ABOUT.
"let me get this straight. sirius black has escaped from azkaban.. to come after you?"
"yeah"
"but they'll catch black, won't they?" hermione says.
"i mean, everyone's looking for him"
"sure. except.. no one's ever broken out of azkaban before.."
you sit back slightly,
wow, that's pretty cool, then! he sounds like a fun guy
"and he's a murderous, raving lunatic.."
you look down to the ground slightly.
"thanks, ron" harry says, unthankful.
you grib the chair slightly as the train comes to an abrupt slow, it was starting to stop and you didn't look anywhere near hogwarts.
"why are we stopping? we can't be there yet" you say, glancing out the window.
harry stands up, opening the door again and peeking out along with a bunch of students from other carts.
the cart suddenly rattles, causing harry to fall back into his seat.
"what's going on?" ron asks.
the door slides shut from the movement, "i dunno. maybe we've broken down"
you breathe out, "i don't think wizard trains should break down, harry"
you all look up as the lights go out, "ouch, ron. that was my foot" you hiss slightly as ron stamps on your foot as he presses his face and hand up against the glass.
"there's something moving out there" he says fearfully.
you glance out, you were sat on the middle of a bridge with no hogwarts in sight.
"i think something's coming aboard" ron says weakly, the cart rattles again.
there was a sudden chill in the air and your breath was now visible, ron glances down at your bare legs, "aren't you cold"
you shrug slightly, "not really"
ron looks back at the mirror in fear as it starts encasing itself in a layer of ice. moving around his hand and making its way to the jug of water sitting on the window sill, which also freezes completely.
you breathe out, your breath spreading out.
you pull your sleeves down slightly.
there was silence for a moment before the train started aggressively shaking, ron removes his hand from the ice, leaving a mark where it once was.
"bloody hell! what's happening?" the cart stops shaking.
you feel your stomach drop to your toes as an eerie presence advances towards your cart, you all look out the icy window leading into the hall.
a tall and dark figure floats slowly along the first panel of glass, it's massive cloak flying around it as it reaches a long bony hand towards the door, the door sliding open with a pull of it's fingers.
you shrink back in fear, the first time in a long time you had felt such emotion.
it wraps it's bony and rotten fingers around the door, poking it's head inside with a sort of deep breath.
it's face was covered in the long cloak but it was cut out where it's mouth, or more a large hollow hole was.
himiko and crookshanks hiss crazily, scabbers hides away in ron's jacket.
and suddenly, it felt as if any happy memory you've ever had was getting sucked out of you.
all you remember before blacking out was a bright, blinding light.
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PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING AND SHOUTING.
you couldn't make out the voices, but there were more than two. maybe around five.
"get that creepy smile off your face!"
"what have you done?!"
"you've killed him! what is wrong with you, you demon child!"
"[name], harry! are you all right?"
you rub your eyes as you open them again, glancing around the cart, the creature was no longer there.
you glance over to harry,
he must have passed out also
you sit your head up, you were on the floor with your head resting on the seat while harry was on his side over the seat.
himiko was in your lap and crookshanks was by your head.
"here, eat this. it'll help" the professor hands you both a bit of chocolate, you take it without question while harry looks at it for a moment, "it's all right, it's chocolate"
you furrow your eyebrows, sinking your sharp teeth into the chocolate and chewing it with a pouty face.
"what was that thing.. that came?" harry asks, he looked out of it.
"it was a dementor. one of the guards of azkaban. it's gone now. it was searching the train for sirius black" the professor explains.
"if you'll excuse me," the places the bar of chocolate next to harry, "i need to have a little word with the driver"
he excuses himself, sitting up and exiting the cart.
he smiles at you both, glancing at harry, "eat. you'll feel better"
you shove the last bit of chocolate in your mouth.
"what happened?" you ask, sitting back up on the chair next to harry.
"well, you both sort of went rigid. we thought maybe you were havin' a fit or something"
"and did either of you two.. you know.. pass out?" harry asks.
"no" ron says, "i felt weird, though. like i'd never be cheerful again"
"but someone was screaming" harry says, you all look at him, "a woman" he continues.
you scratch your cheek, "i didn't hear screaming, but.. people were screaming and shouting at me"
hermione looks between you both, "no one was screaming" she shakes her head.
you purse your lips, glancing out the train window, which was now moving again.
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date posted ; 08/04/22
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